Kednapa Thavorn
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at uOttawa | Senior Scientist and Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Adjunct Scientist at ICES
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 3: Clinical Practice Research
Email KednapaResearch Interests: Pharmacoeconomics, Health Economics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Outcome Research
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Biography
Dr. Kednapa Thavorn is a Senior Scientist and a Scientific Lead of Health Economics at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She is also an Associate Professor with the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, an Adjunct Scientist at ICES (Full Status). She holds a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto. She completed post-doctoral fellowship programs in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital and Health Services Research from the IHPME, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on health economics, health technology assessment, pharmacoepidemiology, health equity, care for people with complex needs, and population health. As a health economist, she has collaborated with patient partners, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers in Canada and other countries on various health services research and health technology assessment projects.
Recent Publications
Park, LJ, Moloo, H, Ramsay, T, Thavorn, K, Presseau, J, Zwiep, T et al.. Associations of preoperative anaemia with healthcare resource use and outcomes after colorectal surgery: a population-based cohort study. Br J Anaesth. 2024. PMID:38644160
Thavorn, K, Thompson, E, Kumar, S, Heiskanen, A, Agarwal, A, Atkins, H et al.. Economic Evaluations of CAR-T Cell Therapies for Hematologic and Solid Malignancies: A Systematic Review. Value Health. 2024. PMID:38641057
Nochaiwong, S, Ruengorn, C, Thavorn, K, Noppakun, K, Sood, MM, Knoll, GA et al.. Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale-Uremic Pruritus in Dialysis Patients (UP-Dial): Comparison in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Chronic Pruritus. Br J Dermatol. 2024. PMID:38529648
Chaisai, C, Patikorn, C, Thavorn, K, Lee, SWH, Chaiyakunapruk, N, Veettil, SK et al.. Incremental net monetary benefit of using varenicline for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of economic evaluation studies. Addiction. 2024. PMID:38520121
Thavorn, K, Wolfe, D, Faust, L, Shorr, R, Akkawi, M, Isaranuwatchai, W et al.. A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of turmeric in the treatment of digestive disorders. Phytother Res. 2024. PMID:38503513
Shuldiner, J, Lam, E, Shah, N, Grimshaw, J, Desveaux, L, Heisey, R et al.. Protocol for the ONLOOP trial: pragmatic randomized trial evaluating a province-wide system of personalized reminders for evidence-based surveillance tests in adult survivors of childhood cancer in Ontario. Implement Sci. 2024.19 (1)19 PMID:38395903
Kwok, C, Thavorn, K, Amjadi, K, Aaron, SD, Kendzerska, T. Resource Use and Costs of Indwelling Pleural Catheters vs Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Population-based Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024. PMID:38381853
Jamjanya, S, Ruengorn, C, Noppakun, K, Thavorn, K, Hutton, B, Sood, MM et al.. Temporal and external validation of the multidimensional scale-uremic pruritus in dialysis patients (UP-Dial): A psychometric evaluation. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024. PMID:38372451
Jamjanya, S, Danpanichkul, P, Ongsupankul, S, Taweesap, S, Thavorn, K, Hutton, B et al.. Evaluation of Pharmacological Treatments for Acute Urticaria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024. PMID:38280453
de Winter, MA, Thavorn, K, Hageman, SHJ, Nijkeuter, M, Wells, PS. Balancing risks of recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding with extended anticoagulation: a decision analysis. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2024.8 (1)102274 PMID:38222076
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